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Conservation District concerned with Corbett's budget proposal
staff writer, @damichellegAn absence of money for conservation districts in Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget could spell the end of the local district, according to manager Len Lichvar. “Legislators typically reinstate all or most of the funding,” he said....Tags: Finance, Conservation, Economy, Business and Finance, Carl Walker Metzgar, Environmental Issues
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Douglas A. Michels, President and CEO of OraSure Technologies
As a leader in point-of-care medical diagnostics, OraSure Technologies has had a worldwide impact on health through the launch of its innovative products. We are a global leader in oral fluid diagnostic technology, bringing to market first-of-its-kind...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Food and Drug Administration, Hospitals and Clinics, Bethlehem Steel, Hepatitis C
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Field widens for Lt. Gov gig
Capitol IdeasYo! The Democratic field for lieutenant governor appears to be getting bigger. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli is thinking of entering the race, according to the website PoliticsPA. (That's Morganelli to the right. If his name... -
Ed Pawlowski is having the BEST day
Valley 610Yippieeeee! That’s what the most recent email from Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski’s campaign may as well have said in the subject line. As my colleague Colby Itkowitz reported this morning, a recent Quinnipiac poll found that Pawlowski topped... -
Newcomers bring manufacturing jobs to Valley
In May, Gov. Tom Corbett stopped by the $35 million cardboard box plant that Pratt Corrugated Materials opened five months before in Lower Macungie Township. Three months later, he was back to visit a heavy-duty truck chassis assembly plant that...
Tags: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), JC Penney Company Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Companies and Corporations
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Corbett unswayed on Medicaid expansion after Sebelius meeting
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's face-to-face meeting Tuesday evening with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius did not convince the governor to accept the federal government's Medicaid expansion offer. Corbett, in a statement...Tags: Health Insurance, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Executive Branch, Government
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Boscov's CEO joining retailers' hall of fame
The Boscov's Department Stores CEO, Albert Boscov, is to be inducted into the Pennsylvania Retailers' Association Hall of Fame on March 7. Boscov, a philanthropist and business leader, is to be the first inductee into the new hall of fame started by the...Tags: Culture, The Pennsylvania State University, Angola, Arts and Culture, Awards and Prizes
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Letters to the Editor - April 2
Take our bread and give us booze? To the editor: Gov. Tom Corbett and the Republican-run General Assembly seem to be hell-bent on making things tougher in Pennsylvania. First, he slashes services that bear food benefits, mental health care and...Tags: Politics, Elections
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Ed Rendell's payments from gas drilling interests not disclosed in pro-fracking column
Former Gov. Ed Rendell, whose Democratic Party usually comes down on the side of protecting the environment, once called New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo "crazy" for backing a moratorium on gas drilling until environmental concerns could be resolved. This past...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Journalism, Water Pollution, Productivity
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Not an improvement
In June, Gov. Tom Corbett got $50 million added to the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program and earmarked it for low-income students to transfer out of low-performing schools. A low-achieving school is defined as a public school ranking in the...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Politics
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Increasing costs
Gov. Tom Corbett has outlined a plan to increase funding for roads, bridges and mass transit by $1.7 billion annually. State Sen. John Rafferty, chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, wants to increase revenue by at least $2.7 billion annually....Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Public Transportation, Executive Branch, Government, Politics
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In Michigan, GOP governor finds a tax to like
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's venture capitalist-turned-governor, Rick Snyder, needed just five months in office to slash his state's business taxes. Elected on the downside of the recession, he was among a crop of new Republican leaders eager to...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Washington, DC, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
Mar 7, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Mar 11, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Feb 26, 2013
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Mar 13, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
Mar 11, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 3, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Mar 5, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Apr 2, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 30, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Feb 27, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Mar 24, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Mar 22, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
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